Patents by Inventor Mike Echolds

Mike Echolds has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Deployable handle devices
    Patent number: 12778363
    Abstract: Deployable handle devices are disclosed. Examples of handle devices having a handle configured to move between a stowed configuration and a deployed configuration, a handle housing, a handle arm, a pawl configured to move independently from the handle arm between a first pawl position and a second pawl position, a ratchet, a linkage configured to move the pawl from the first pawl position to the second pawl position, and an actuator configured to move the linkage from the first linkage position to the second linkage position when actuated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2025
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2026
    Assignee: NuWhirl Systems Corp
    Inventors: Jeff Harlan, Yves Grandmaitre, Mike Echolds
  • DEPLOYABLE HANDLE DEVICES
    Publication number: 20250268437
    Abstract: Deployable handle devices are disclosed. Examples of handle devices having a handle configured to move between a stowed configuration and a deployed configuration, a handle housing, a handle arm, a pawl configured to move independently from the handle arm between a first pawl position and a second pawl position, a ratchet, a linkage configured to move the pawl from the first pawl position to the second pawl position, and an actuator configured to move the linkage from the first linkage position to the second linkage position when actuated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2025
    Publication date: August 28, 2025
    Applicant: NuWhirl Systems Corp
    Inventors: Jeff Harlan, Yves Grandmaitre, Mike Echolds